Military

Operations - European Command

One of America's promises to NATO was to provide US combat forces-- under the operational control of the NATO commander in wartime for the defense of Europe. USEUCOM served to provide (then as now) the focal point for controlling, coordinating, and facilitating American support to NATO. The primary mission of USEUCOM is to serve the interests of the United States by insuring U.S. Forces are prepared for combat during peacetime and in times of war.

Lebanon Crisis 1958 - USEUCOM transported 2,000
troops and more than 4.5 million tons of equipment to Lebanon.